Recent polling does rather suggest that rumours of a narrowing of the Labour/Tory gap such that it is only a matter of time until the gap is under 10pp may be greatly exaggerated. Sunak aficionados, … (View Post)

Yes. London and most of our other large cities are in pretty good shape. And the villages are okay. It's the towns in between, small and large, that are often shabby, with decaying centres, mise… (View Post)

Incidentally, the Labour candidate in the seat I was in was a young firebrand called John McDonnell. Wonder what happened to him? (View Post)

On topic, I think Sunak's ratings will go down, not up, over the next year. He does some things well. But his mode of presentation is excruciating, and I think people will become increasingly ir… (View Post)

One thing I've learnt is to take no notice of election posters. I learnt this in 1983, when the London constituency I lived in seemed to have Vote Labour posters in every other window, as we pre… (View Post)